TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Mental Health Promotion and Intervention in Occupational Settings: Protocol for a Pilot Study of the MENTUPP Intervention
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Arensman, Ella
A1  - O'Connor, Cliodhna
A1  - Leduc, Caleb
A1  - Griffin, Eve
A1  - Cully, Grace
A1  - Ní Dhálaigh, Doireann
A1  - Holland, Carolyn
A1  - Van Audenhove, Chantal
A1  - Coppens, Evelien
A1  - Tsantila, Fotini
A1  - Ross, Victoria
A1  - Aust, Birgit
A1  - Pashoja, Arlinda Cerga
A1  - Cresswell-Smith, Johanna
A1  - Cox, Laura
A1  - de Winter, Lars
A1  - Fanaj, Naim
A1  - Greiner, Birgit A.
A1  - Hegerl, Ulrich
A1  - Mathieu, Sharna
A1  - Moreno-Alcázar, Ana
A1  - Orchard, Wendy
A1  - Paterson, Charlotte
A1  - Purebl, Gyorgy
A1  - Qirjako, Gentiana
A1  - Reich, Hanna
A1  - Corcoran, Paul
SP  - e947
EP  - e947
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent mental health difficulties in the EU, causing immense suffering and costing the global economy EUR 1 trillion each year in lost productivity. Employees in construction, health and information and communications technology have an elevated risk of mental health difficulties. Most mental health interventions for the workplace have been targeted at larger companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are often overlooked despite most people being employed in SMEs. The MENTUPP intervention aims to improve mental health and wellbeing and reduce depression, anxiety, and suicidal behaviour. The MENTUPP project involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of a multilevel intervention targeting both clinical and non-clinical mental health issues and combating the stigma of mental (ill-)health, with a specific focus on SMEs. The intervention is underpinned by a framework of how to create a mentally healthy workplace by employing an integrated approach and has been informed by several systematic reviews designed to understand organisational mental health interventions and a consultation survey with key experts in the area. The intervention is facilitated through the MENTUPP Hub, an online platform that presents interactive psychoeducational materials, toolkits, and links to additional resources in an accessible and user-friendly manner. This paper presents the pilot study protocol for delivering the MENTUPP intervention in eight European countries and Australia. Each intervention country will aim to recruit at least 23 participants in 1-3 SMEs in one of the three high-risk sectors. The central aim of the pilot study will be to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and uptake of the MENTUPP intervention across the target SMEs. The findings will contribute to devising the protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of the MENTUPP intervention. <br><br>FINDINGS from this study will also be used to inform the optimisation phase of the MENTUPP intervention which will aim to improve the materials and the implementation of the intervention as well as enhancing the evaluation strategy which will be employed for the cRCT.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020947
ID  - ref1
ER  -